Hole performing at Glastonbury Festival in June 1999. REM also played, which is why Courtney has the band’s home state of ‘GEORGIA’ written on her chest. Pic: PA Photos

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The big man – Michael Eavis with his daughter Emily. Pic: James Looker

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David Bowie at Glastonbury in 2000. Rumours had circulated that he might pull out due to laryngitis, but he pulled off an astonishing set dressed in similar garb to which he wore back in 1971. Pic: PA Photos

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Coldplay headlining at Glasto ’05, the year before the festival took another ‘fallow’ year, leaving us all hungry for June 2007. Pic PA Photo’s

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Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival in 2004. Remember the fireworks during ‘Live And Let Die’? Just another of those Glasto moments. Pic: PA Photos

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No Doubt at Glastonbury Festival in June 2002. That year also saw sets from Coldplay, The White Stripes and Rod Stewart. Pic: PA Photos

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Bez from the Happy Mondays gets arrested for possession at Glastonbury Festival, June 1998.
Pic: Rex Features

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Keith Flint of The Prodigy during the band’s headlining Glastonbury Festival performance in 1997. The band had to leave the stage after their equipment failed, but returned later.
Pic: www.musicuk.co.uk

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Neil Diamond is the first performer officially announced for Glasto 2008, with Jay-Z among those rumoured to be joining him. Pic: PA Photos

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Elastica during their headline slot on what was then the NME Stage at Glastonbury in 1995, where they were later joined by a naked stage invader.
Pic: Redferns